Man, 88, gored in upper thigh by cow on NSW property

An 88-year-old man has been gored by a cowon a property north of Newcastle in New South Wales.

Emergency crews and the Westpac Rescue helicopter were sent to a property off Bucket's Way at Limeburners Creek to pick up the man who was gored in the upper thigh just below the groin.

Helicopter air crewman Glen Ramplin said the man was flown to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.

"He's lost quite an amount of blood and as a result he was administered two units of blood on scene by our medical crew and he has been transferred to the John Hunter Hospital where he is in a serious condition," Mr Ramplin said.

Emergency services said the man had been trying to assist in the birth of a calf.